著者

早川 華代

出版者

奈良女子大学大学院人間文化総合科学研究科

雑誌

人間文化総合科学研究科年報 (ISSN:09132201)

巻号頁・発行日

no.36, pp.84-74, 2021-03-31

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Gukansho (Jottings of a Fool) by Jien regards the Hogen Disturbance as the beginning of 'the age of warriors'. After that, it is common knowledge that the power of Sekkanke (the family which produced regents and chief advisers to the Emperor) was so weakened that it was divided into three branches, the Konoe, the Matsudono and the Kujo. This report describes the origin and history of Mumyozoshi, the oldest critique of literature in Japan. It is a classic work dating back to the early Kamakura Period, whose author is estimated by many specialists, even though they have no certain proofs, to be Shunzeikyo no Musume, who was known as a waka poet. The critique had a deep relation with the Kujo family. Yoshitsune Kujo appeared in it, above all, as the leader of poetry circles. It is said that a manuscript was dedicated to Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). We can't imagine it nowadays but the shrine was also worshipped as the god of waka poetry scince the Heian era. The Kujo family believed in God of Sumiyoshi to improve themselves in Waka and to prosper their family. Taking this fact into account, we attempt to analyze problems of Mumyozoshi from the viewpoint of their belief in Sumiyoshi.

著者

早川 華代

出版者

奈良女子大学

雑誌

人間文化研究科年報 (ISSN:09132201)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, pp.280-290, 2012-03-31

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This study is concerning Mumyo zoshi, which was written in about 1200. It is said to be the oldestJapanese literary criticism, attributed to Shunzei kyo no musume.My purpose is to show how she was influenced by the Heike family and their original culture.I consider that Heike had a characteristic culture. For example, they loved an ancient Japanese novel TheTale of Genji, and they were copying the hero of The Tale of Genji.The Heike clan was in power for the few decades at Kyoto, but they were overthrown in 1185 atDannoura. After about 15 years, Mumyo zoshi was wrriten. In those days, one new literary work appearedafter another, under the influence of a good old memory of Heike family. I suppose that Mumyo zoshiis one of them. Because we can find in Mumyo zoshi some key words relating to their surrounding, justlike "Saishoukouin": a great Buddhist temple built for Kenshunmonin. I explore that "Saishoukouin" is asymbol of the age of Heike clan.Another exemple is "Urazutai": it means the movement from beach to beach. Especially, Urazutaiof Hikaru Genji from Suma to Akashi is well-known. This term was very popular in those days, so thatwe can find it in many poetry anthologies or several Japanese proses wrriten in the Kamakura Age. In TheTale of Heike, Urazutai was also used many times. The Heike clan was described as a tragic hero, just likeHikaru Genji in the Suma chapter.The author of Mumyo zoshi loved much also The Tale of Genji, particularly Suma chapter wasimportant. That is why Mumyo zoshi was undoubtedly inflenced by Heike.